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Global Educational Goals, Technology, and Information Literacy in Higher Education
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Snavely, Loanne – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2008
Three interconnected aspects of higher education and information literacy are essential. The first is global educational goals and the place of information literacy within those goals. The second is new research on higher education effectiveness and the role of information literacy for successful learning. The third is the role technology plays in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Global Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Information Literacy
Technology, Evaluation, and the Visibility of Teaching and Learning.
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Bass, Randall J. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2000
The advent of technology-assisted teaching calls for new thought about evaluating teaching: (1) How do new technology environments affect teaching and learning in ways that have implications for evaluation? (2) How might technology tools help facilitate the representation and evaluation of teaching? (3) What issues should institutions consider in…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Faculty Evaluation, Higher Education
The Internet: A Learning Environment.
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McGreal, Rory – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1997
The Internet environment is suitable for many types of learning activities and teaching and learning styles. Every World Wide Web-based course should provide: home page; introduction; course overview; course requirements, vital information; roles and responsibilities; assignments; schedule; resources; sample tests; teacher biography; course…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Emerging Issues in the Discussion of Active Learning.
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Sutherland, Tracey E. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996
Issues emerging in the use of active learning techniques at the college level are summarized, including faculty's risk of colleagues' disapproval, risk of student disapproval, creation of a positive classroom environment, inclusiveness and equitable participation, course and student evaluation, and use of electronic tools for instructional…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, College Faculty
Technology's Impact on Faculty Life and Work.
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Baldwin, Roger G. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1998
Looks at the effects of advancing technology on academic life, using a simplified version of a scheme for examining diffusion of innovations. Attention is given to technology's impact on teaching, research and scholarship, and service and outreach functions, and on special challenges posed by technology, barriers to its use, and its implications…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Change, Educational Technology, Employment Practices
Using Electronic Tools to Promote Active Learning.
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Gillette, David H. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996
Electronic media provide new opportunities for engaging college students in and out of the classroom. Electronic mail, teleconferencing, and Internet resources can increase instructor availability and extend class discussion. Issues to consider in planning for their use include achievement of course objectives, level of computer sophistication,…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Class Size, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques
Using Technology in Faculty Development: Practical Examples.
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Gillespie, Kay Herr – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1998
Describes programs at diverse institutions across the country that use technology innovatively for faculty development. Programs include instructional development education, Internet use for on-line instruction, Web site use to gather student feedback on instructional techniques, a Web site as an information source for faculty and teaching…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction, Computer Uses in Education